The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-11-11

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Nu.wArxrr. wa. Oco. SR.--The propeiIsr
Vernon has ben lost q Lake Michigan
north u Manieouoc. Wis., Ihe entire
crew. CONSISTING Of ewenty-two persons
Z sup posed O. have psrished-
The steamship Superior, arriving % tnis
por> - half past eight last evening.
brought the first news Of the total wreck
of large passenger propeller o. Mani.
towoc. Wis. That the wreck Il that q the
propclisr Vernon % tho Northern Nichi'
gan Line. Il established almost
bsvond Z doubt She was due
here yesterday. and from the DO
scription OF fragments seen BY tho
crew % the Superior her owners here con-
alder her Identity fully established She
had on board . crew OF twenty-five men,
besides some passengers, the exact num-
her Of being known. and 70 70 supposed
that all hands perished. Captain Moran
Of the Superior Jaw three or four RATS
with men clinging 20 them, and also
small boat containing . woman and three
men. Though be made an effort 10 rescue
them the high sea prevented the render
inc of any assistance, the Superior being
herxeif disabled and requiring the
crews best Efforts. II was about
ten O'Clock in the morning when the
irst signs Of the wreck. in the shape Of
floating cargo and furniture, were seen.
About an hour later the RATS were
sighted. On some the occupants were . l.
most gone. while others signaled ths
superior.
p. J. Klein Of Klien Burk. who char
tered the Vernon 20 replace the Cham
plain. burned early IN the season. received
the first information OF the disaster last
evening. After hearing the account rs
reported by Cartain Moran he felt as
sured that il was the Vernon. He did not
know what passengers we're on board
The Vernon carried crew OF twenty
( two men. among whom were the follow
ing.
\ Captain George Thorpe. OF ogdensburs.
\ n. ~. master.
Captain Collins, mate, who formerly
4 sailed the schooner Golden West.
4 Captain higgins. second mate, who
( sailed the barge Leland last year.
I =. w. Burk, clerk, Oldest son OF MI
Burk. one OF the part owners Of the yes
sci.
Charles Marcau, first engineer.
/ Frank NJ Hall, second engineer, a broth
o. OF Ed Hall. Of Chicago.
Martin Beau, steward.
Beau. porter, brother Of Martin
both having been on the Champlain wher
she was burned.
The Vernon was owned by A. Booth. o.
Chicago, and was valued At SIS, 900. Sh'
was . year old and insured for $1,000
She ran between Chicago and Mackinaw
and picked up frei ght at the ports whe-'
she touched. carry ing it At the risk OF he
owners.
Captain williams OF the schooner 10
seph Paige arrived last night at min
o'clock, and reports seeing wreckage 81
miles east Of Two Rivers point. II wa
evidently the wreckage Of passenge
vessel. he said One Of the crew saw
corpse, and a piece Of pilot-house With
man on il was next seen. The sea wa
running 50 high that Il lifted the boats Q
the Joseph Paige from the davits. and
was impossible to get near enough %
man to pick him up.
CHICAGO. Oct. 31.-The Inter Ocean
special from Manitowoc says: The mr.
particulars Of the wrecked propeller We
non were received here yesterday morn
ing The report says she foundered Q
Two Rivers The life-saving station =
} ported il foundered or Shebcygan, D.
: later reports confirm the statement I'M
! she foundered about six miles northeast
Two Rivers point Captain Huran Of q
D schooner John Wesley, which arrived ne
: last evening. reports some wrecknge
Two Rivers about three O'Clock yesterd'
. morning, and also passed alot Of wrec
. age until six miles south Of this place. =
{ master or the schooner Phoenix says
. passed white-painted boards yest'
!, day afternoon six miles sou
ID Of here, but could
= distinguish whas vessel they came fro
= however, all doubts were set at rest "
. terday afternoon when tug picked ~
) pilot-house with the name "vernon" on
= and i've life preservers, on Two Rive
+ Owing 20 this fact, probably not soul
y the twenty-five or thirty people ON oos
% was saved